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        Family - Grasses - Poaceae
        
        Species - Sheathed Dropseed - Sporobolus vaginiflorus

Sheathed Dropseed - Sporobolus vaginiflorus

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Status Under Review
Undetermined Origin

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SU
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Reported from Big Horn County by Dorn (1984). Possibly adventive.

General Description

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Diagnostic Characteristics

Sporobolus vaginiflorus is similar to Sporobolus neglectus but has glumes greater than 2.5 mm long. It is has been collected only once in MT and was likely adventive. Our other members of this genus are perennials with terminal inflorescences only.

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References

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Sheathed Dropseed — Sporobolus vaginiflorus. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 21, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PMPOA5V0X0